Description
Job Title: Paralegal
Department: Legal Services
Location: Rochester Regional Health - 1360 Portland Avenue
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
SUMMARY:
The role performs a variety of Legal Department duties including, but not limited to, drafting documents for review, revising corporate policies, revising and maintaining template forms, maintaining legal files (electronic and paper), assisting with governance and corporate tasks, conducting legal research, maintaining legal matters, document and billing databases, and writing reports. Works with highly confidential and/or complex material. Interacts with other internal/external customers who include senior executives, outside law firm attorneys, paralegals and personnel, consultants, etc.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Processing and triaging incoming correspondence and exercising judgment with respect to urgency, confidentiality, and relative importance.
• Maintaining and filing corporate records.
• Coordinating and receiving board and committee signatures for documents and materials.
• Creating documents related to new corporate entity formations.
• Providing contract support for standard corporate agreements, including physician contracts.
• Providing support for documents and activities related to corporate restructurings, such as mergers, formations, and dissolutions.
• Working with other members of the legal team on special projects and initiatives.
• Overseeing the contract process, including planning, collaboration, negotiation, and execution.
• Assisting in conducting legal research.
• Drafting and managing litigation holds.
• Obtaining due diligence materials.
• Maintaining electronic/computer databases, paper files, and records, retrieves information as necessary and may create financial, statistical, narrative, and/or other reports as requested.
• Coordinating performance of legal services by outside counsel and communicating directly with same.
• Communicating directly with local, state, and federal elected officials regarding matters of interest to RRH.
• Communicating with and providing support to RRH Board members, including preparing agendas for board meetings, uploading all necessary documentation to the portal in advance of board meetings and drafting minutes of meetings.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies, Litigation Paralegal Students, Legal Studies, Criminal Justice, Business Law, or Business Administration with a Legal Focus, or a Paralegal Certificate by an institution approved by the American Bar Association, or at least three years of paralegal experience in a law firm or in a legal department is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Excellent communication and organization abilities.
• Strong research and report-generating skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
• Strong analytical skills
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Sedentary - Sedentary roles are primarily office-based and require prolonged sitting (67–100% of the workday) with minimal physical effort and lifting limited to under 10 lbs. Fine motor skills are necessary for computer work, writing, and telephone use, supported by clear visual and auditory ability. Cognitive and emotional demands are high due to extended concentration, frequent interruptions, independent decision-making, and information processing. Although physical exposure is low, administrative areas within healthcare environments may occasionally involve contact with infectious agents. Some roles may require flexible hours, TB screening, or a valid driver’s license.
PAY RANGE: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
